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Post Season Play 2012
After the regular season, there are several championship opportunities for teams that qualify. First up are the Section Five Tournaments for three classes (A-B-C).

Sectionals winners then compete for their regional championships in what some call the "State Quarterfinals".

Winners then play in the semi finals and finals to win the New York State Champions. The SportsFive Calendar maps out the dates.

The Bracket page including printable PDF files for each Class Tournament.

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2012 Section Five Lacrosse
Day of Champions Sponsor

Once again, Section Five Boys Lacrosse has a corporate sponsor for the tournaments which culminates in the crowning of champions on Tuesday, May 29th. The Canandaigua National Bank and Trust will provide, along with general support, plaques for players named to this year's All Tournament team, certificates for All Sectional Five Lacrosse award winners and plaques for each of the winning tournament coaches. Section Five Lacrosse is fortunate to have such great neighbors as friends.

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Section Five Tournament Brackets - 2012
The Section Five Lacrosse Tournaments will start on Monday, May 21st and will end with the crowning of champions on Tuesday, May 29th. The schedule of games will be as follows:
Class	Round	Day	Date	Time	Location
ALL	Out bracket	Mon	5/21	5:00 or 7:00	Higher Seeded Team

All	Quarterfinal	Wed	5/23	5:00 or 7:00	Higher Seeded Team

A	Semifinal	Fri	5/25	5:00 or 7:00*	Webster
B	Semifinal			5:00 or 7:00*	Eastridge
C	Semifinal			5:00 or 7:00*	Victor

C	Finals	Tue	5/29	C at 3:30 pm	St. John Fisher
B	Finals			B at 5:30 pm
A	Finals			A at 7:30 pm

* The highest seeded team will play in the earliest time slot
All Section Five lacrosse teams will play in this year's tournaments following the brackets below.

In Class A: All ten teams will play in the 2012 tournament. Teams seeded 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th will play in bracket games on Monday, May 21st at the higher seeded team's field. The winner will advance to the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, May 23rd, again at the higher seeded team's field. The semifinal games will be played at either Webster Schroeder or Webster Thomas on Friday, May 25th and the Championship game will be played at St. John Fisher on Tuesday, May 29th at 7:30pm.
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In Class B: All nine teams will play in the 2012 tournament. Teams seeded 8th and 9th will play in out bracket games on Monday, May 21st at the higher seeded team's field. The winners will advance to the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, May 23rd, again at the higher seeded team's field. The semifinal games will be played at Eastridge on Friday, May 25th. The higher seeded team will play the first game of the day. The Championship game will be played at St. John Fisher on Tuesday, May 29th at 5:30pm.
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In Class C: The top seeded sixteen teams will play in the 2012 tournament. The bottom two seeded teams will not play. Sixteen teams will play in out bracket games on Monday, May 21st at the higher seeded team's field. The winners will advance to the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, May 23rd, again at the higher seeded team's field. The semifinal round will be played on Friday, May 25th at Victor. The higher seeded team will play the first game of the day. The finals will be played at St. John Fisher on Tuesday, May 29th at 3:30 pm.
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NYSPHSAA Championships After each participating section has determined their champions, games are conducted by NYS to crown State Champions in classes A, B and C. As of 2011, the format is Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday. This the result of previous weather delays that forced participants to play back-to-back games. This format allows several days between contests.
	There are five groups as demonstrated on the map to the left. Western: Sections 5 and 6 Central: Sections 3 and 4 Lower State: Sections 1 and 2 Long Island: Sections 8 and 11 Outbracket: Sections 9 and 10 There are no teams playing in Section 7

Round 1 – Out bracket Games There are a very few teams playing lacrosse in Sections 9 and 10. As of 2009 Sections 3, 4 and 10 take turns playing in the out bracket round and Sections 1, 2 and 9 take turns playing in the out bracket down state. The Western region (Sections 5 and 6) and the Long Island region will no longer play in the out bracket rounds. In 2012, Section 4 Champions in Classes B and C are scheduled to play outbracket games against Section 10 on Wednesday, May 30th at Potsdam HS. The Class C game will be played at 3:30 and the Class B game will be played at 6:00. Also on May 30th, Section 9 Champions in classes A, B and C will play the Section 2 Champions at Shenendehowa. The Class C game will be at 3:30, the Class B game at 5:30 and the Class B game at 8:00. Round 2 – Regional Games “Regional” games for each class will be played on Saturday, June 2nd in what some call the “State Quarter finals”. The Class C “Western Regional Championship” game will be played at 1:00 pm. The Class B game will be played at 3:30. The Class C game will be played at 6:00. These games will be played at Hamburg High School in Buffalo (Section 6) this year. In other parts of the State, Section 4/10 and 3 will play for the “Central Championship” and Sections 8 and 11 will play for the “Long Island Championship” at Hofstra University. The winners of the Section 2 vs Section 9 out bracket will play against Section 1 for the “Lower State Championship” at Clarkstown HS South. Round 3 – Semi Final Games The “East and West” Championships will be played in each class on Wednesday, June 6th. The Western Regional Champions will play against the Central Champions at Cicero-North Syracuse HS (Section 3) with Class C at 3:30 pm, Class A at 5:30 pm and Class B at 8:00 pm. These games will crown the “Upstate Champions”. The “Downstate Championships” will be played at Stony Brook University this year (at the same times as above.) Round 4 – New York State Championships The Championship games for each Class will be played at Middletown High School on Saturday, June 9th with the Class C game starting at 11:00 am, the Class A game at 1:30 pm and the Class B game at 4:00 pm.